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L'Espérance Airport
Grand Case Airport
Aérodrome de Grand-Case Espérance |
IATA: SFG / CCE – ICAO: TFFG
Location of airport in Saint Martin
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| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Operator |
Mairie de Saint-Martin |
| Serves |
Saint-Martin |
| Location |
Grand-Case |
| Elevation AMSL |
22 ft / 7 m |
| Coordinates |
18°06′02″N 063°02′56″W / 18.10056°N 63.04889°W / 18.10056; -63.04889 |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| m |
ft |
| 12/30 |
1,200 |
3,937 |
Asphalt |
| Sources: French AIP, DAFIF |
L'Espérance Airport (IATA: SFG / CCE, ICAO: TFFG ), also known as Grand Case Airport (French: Aérodrome de Grand-Case Espérance), is a public use airport located in Grand Case, on the French side of the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. The airport is only used for smaller aircraft as Princess Juliana International Airport on the Dutch side of the island (known as Sint Maarten) is served by all major carriers. Joint border control with the Kingdom of the Netherlands
In 1994, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and France signed the Franco-Dutch treaty on Saint Martin border controls, which allows for joint Franco-Dutch border controls on so-called "risk flights". After some delay, the treaty was ratified in November 2006 in the Netherlands, and subsequently entered into force on 1 August 2007. Though the treaty is now in force, its provisions are not yet implemented as the working group specified in the treaty is not yet installed.
Tower
Since official opening of the new control-tower PJIA Air Traffic Controllers have two radar systems at their disposal with a range of 50 nautical miles (93 km) and 250 nautical miles (460 km). PJIA air traffic control manages 4.000 square NM of airspace around the airport. Besides providing approach, tower and ground control at PJIA, Juliana air traffic services also provides approach control for Wallblake Airport(Anguilla), L'Esperance Airport (St Martin, French West Indies), Gustaf III Airport (St. Barths, French West Indies), F.D. Roosevelt Airport (St. Eustatius, Netherlands Antilles) and Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (Saba, Netherlands Antilles).
Runway and facilities
Incoming airplanes approach the island on short final for Runway 12 over the bay of Grand-Case which is a tremendous view on Final approach or when winds direction changes which is common incoming airplanes approach the island on short final for Runway 30 which is the opposite direction.
Larger Aircrafts such as the ATR 72-500 witch is operated by Air Caraïbes reverses after Lining up for departure in order to get enough runway space for takeoff.
The regional Esperance Airport at Grand Case allows the quickest transfers for commercial inter-island flights and for private aircraft (required to give a 24-hour notice to the Airport Authorities before landing).
Airlines and destinations
The following commercial airlines provide scheduled passenger service:
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Air Antilles Express |
Pointe-à-Pitre |
| Air Caraïbes |
Fort-de-France, Pointe-à-Pitre |
| Air Guyane Express |
Pointe-à-Pitre |
| St Barth Commuter |
Saint Barthélemy |
Charter
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| St Barth Commuter |
Saint Barthélemy |
| Trans Anguilla Airways |
Anguilla |
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| General Info
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| Country |
Guadeloupe
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| ICAO ID |
TFFG
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| Time |
UTC-4
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| Latitude |
18.099914
18° 05' 59.69" N
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| Longitude |
-63.047197
063° 02' 49.91" W
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| Elevation |
7 feet
2 meters
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| Magnetic Variation |
014° W (01/06)
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| Operating Agency |
CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
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| Island Group |
St Martin I
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| Operating Hours |
SUNRISE TO SUNSET (SR-SS)
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| Communications
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| CTAF |
123.5
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JULIANA APP
Opr 1100-0100Z++.
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128.95
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| AFIS |
119.2
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| Runways
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| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 12/30 |
3937 x 98 feet
1200 x 30 meters |
ASPHALT |
009FCWU |
NO
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.
100/130 MIL Spec, low lead, aviation gasoline (BLUE)
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| Remarks
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| CAUTION |
Acrobatic flt trng in arpt area, 3000' AGL to FL80, Wed, Sat, Sun 1200Z -1700Z/ 2000Z-SS. Turb due to terrain when wind is fr the N to NE and S to SE. Hi terrain N and S of afld.
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| FUEL |
(NC-100LL, A1)
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| LGT |
PAPI Rwy 12 MEHT 43'.
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| OPR HOURS |
Opr SR-SS.
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| RSTD |
Arrivals-ctc Juliana Twr 5 min prior to and when ovr compulsory reporting pointsand arpt. Departures-ctc Juliana Twr. Rwy 30-turn rgt over sea. Rwy 12-Mandatory tkof fr rwy displ thld. No turns prior to reaching the sea.
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